Show THOMAS A lending wholesale and bo tail merchandise house unrivalled A mercantile establishment has won its way into universal favor the large and neat wholesale and retail mercantile establishment of the well known and deservedly popular ogden merchants thomas is located on main street between fourth and fifth streets this leading firm was organized and began business in 1882 mr john the senior member of the company was born in england in 1854 lie has been in utah eighteen years and has lived in ogden all of that time for no less than nine years he worked in the mercantile house of mr george tribe and his business expert anee has perfected hiis great natural ability until today to day lie is one of the most prudent and successful merchants in utah mr thomas G thomas alie junior member of alie firm was born in salt lake city in 1857 and is a genuine son of utah soon after his birth lie came to ogden where be has been ever since he was mr george tribe also for a number of years and also in the mercantile house of walker brothers for four or five years when walker brothers had an establishment in this city his business education is thorough and practical and his rare personal abilities place him among the foremost in business and social circles alien thomas first branched out in business in they evidently knew just what they were about and did not over estimate cither their ability or popularity for ever since aliey established their house they have continued to flourish until now they do a positively immense wholesale and retail business busi nesa in alia general merchandise line they carry a conspicuously large and select stock of dry goods and shoes hats and caps ladies cloaks in season dress goods ofala kinds and trimmings laces embroideries arid notions in large variety they also carry a large block of choice fresh family groceries in connection with their business they run a free delivery to all parts of the city and take pleasure in delivering promptly the smallest as well as the largest paralea of goods purchased at their store this arm albo docs a large busin cs in all kinds of woolen goods blankets etc meters thomas carry fully worth of stock constantly nn d so rapidly do they sell goods that they keep fresh supplies of new goods from all alie boht favorable markets con arriving in large quantities country dealers will und it to their advantage to order from A thomas orders by mail arc solicited and carefully and promptly filled of the busin cs methods and policy of thomas we can hardly say anything to add to what is already generally known to their great honor sagacious enterprising and courteous they never lose a customer through any fault of theirs or of their prices or of their goods they handle not liing but staple merchandise and prices are as low as the lowest nt all times in everything they can bo fully relied upon their house is amongst the foremost of the fashionable and nourishing successful business establishments blish ments in ogden they have attained this position poci tion for themselves by merit they have met all competition fairly and squarely and invariably came out ahead aa ogden grows bo will their business grow and expand even beyond its present splendid proportions |